Exhibit 23

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-1253)  pertaining to the Super Rite Foods, Inc. Employee  Investment
Opportunity  Plan for Retail Union  Employees of our report dated June 26, 1998,
with respect to the financial  statements and schedules of the Super Rite Foods,
Inc. Employee Investment Opportunity Plan for Retail Union Employees included in
this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1997.



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Richmond, Virginia
June 26, 1998